In the late 1940's, several dozen families working for the CAA (forerunner to the FAA) lived and worked in the remains of the WW2 Naval base on the Palmyra Atoll. The residents published a weekly periodical called the Palmyra Circle, filled with news and highlights on events around the atoll. Edited by Otto Hornung, an eccentric Pacific hermit, hired to manage the colony's facilities and resources, the Circle ran from 1947 to 1949.
This material was scanned and catalogued as part of the Palmyra Atoll Digital Archive project, the largest collection of materials related to the history of Palmyra, from its discovery by western explorers in 1798, until its sale to the Nature Conservancy in 2001. You can connect with PADA, and learn more about Palmyra and our passion for its history, by visiting our website,
PalmyraArchive.org.